Argamon Speaks at Sold-Out Inaugural Data Science Conference

Shlomo Argamon Shlomo Argamon, professor of computer science and founding director of the Master in Data Science program, will speak on “Types of Data Science Education” at the inaugural Data Science Conference, Thursday, November 12-Friday, November 13, at the Gleacher Center downtown. The new conference, which is sold out, has no sponsors, vendors, or recruiters, because it is meant to focus on sharing knowledge among practitioners—business analytics professionals working on data science, big data, data mining, machine learning, artificial intelligence, or predictive modeling. Speakers are from Microsoft, Google, IBM, Amazon, Booz Allen, Allstate, Walmart, Comcast, Southwest Airlines, and more. In his talk, Argamon will survey the landscape of data science education, and explain the differences between the four types of programs and the different kinds of graduates that they produce.…